Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-24

the latter probably because she was hun
cry. After the women hal partaken OF
food, Lagona ate-a thing which be
would not have done before he associs.
ted with the whites, for true warrior
would scorn to eat with or after his
women.
Meantime the hungry horses were
feasting il the long, tender grass which
grew high an0 thick by the water-side.
Ada did not speak to the unhappy girl
who sat near her-once during the day
she had made g tanning remark to her,
and then LagOna had rebuked her SO
ferCely that she did no. dare TO tempt
his anger again. But once in while she
would cast upon her look which spoke
tde deadly intensity Of her hate full as
forcihly as words could have done. Az,
more so!
Lago a saw this, and saw It with q
waite Gful eye; but ne said nothing.
After a resi- of two hours, or perhaps a
little more, Lagona called his horses,
vita a low whistle, and prepared to re-
new his journey.
"Oh, where-where are you carrying
me, brave, good LAgOna?" asked Stella,
tearfully.
LSSOub - ueiJuEE brave uOT 2DOO.
He is q thief, and he is stealing the White
Flower from her father. He would not
have done it, but her f+ther would have
given her to another against the Great
Spirits will" said the Indian, gloOmily.
as il he felt that ne was doing a wrong
which required an excuse.
"Where will LagOna take me?" she
ask d, tearfulIy.
'sfO my tribe, where LagOna can show
the White Flower how great be is-hIs
horses cover the plains as thick as trees
IN the forest, and upon every horse is an
armed warrior. The smokes Of his
lodges darken the sky. Lsgona is q great
chief!n
"Let him be as good as helis great and
take me back to my father. The Great
Spirit is mighty, but He does net strike
the flower with his lightning, it is the
strong, proud Gak which he humbles.
The cage will not harm the dove, but
strikes at iercer game. Why should
LagoRa harm helpless girl who never
did him wrOn9?"
Stella's words and her fearful earnest
ness seemed to have a p werful effect
upon Lagona; ne hesitated, and turned
his head away, as if he studied in vain for
q reply. Ada, who caught his eye, made
8 significant gesture and looked upward
He understood her idea, and said:
L" 1t is the will of the Great Spirit that
the White Flower shall be the wife of
Lagona. What the Great Spirit wills
must be dOne!"
The Great Spirit never wilIed it,"
cried Stella. Ono, never Will water
mix with oil? viii the lamb lie down
with the wolff"
eyes! SO the Great Spirit book,
which your father read me, said." replied
Lagona, triumphantly, abiding to the
prOphesy of the millennium, which Mr..
Del0rme had read to him.
Poor Stella said no more, but allowed
him to replace ner upon his horse-not,
however, until unOhSe-ved either by him
or Ada, she had left trace by which her
friends, if on that trail, might know that
she had been there.
There was q look of triumph upon the
face Of Ada as they once more dashed
away; for st one time she had greatly
feared that L1gOna was about to relent
and turn back with Stella. But now,
1ashing through the narrow skirt of
timber whica bOTdered the stream, he
struck across the prairie in a course |
nearly west, keeping it as steadily SIS if |
le followed COmp2ss-laid route. The |
l0rses, refreshed by rest and food, darted |
IN with renewed speed; and poor Stella's |
leart sunk sadly down as she felt that |
very bound bore her farther and farther |
rom her home and friends. She hoped, |
prayed THAT they might be following t. |
Ter resCut; but she little dreamed how |
lear they even then were
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